Gold Crocodile Douluo Breaking into a Cold Sweat? Yu Xiaogang: Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West...

Even if they let this rabbit go today,

Tang Hao, who had been secretly following Tang San, would surely have guessed that Gold Crocodile Douluo and the others had already seen through her identity.

Dugu Ce's gaze turned cold.

That old dog Tang Hao had been lurking in the shadows all along.

If they didn't kill her, he might turn around and secretly kill Xiao Wu himself, just to be safe.

Then he could hide away with the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit's Soul Bone.

Rather than let Tang Hao have such a top-grade Soul Bone for nothing, we might as well act now.

Getting our hands on the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone first is the safest option."

"Good lad. You're meticulous, decisive,

and cautious!"

Gold Crocodile Douluo laughed as he sent the message.

"In that case, I'll take that Soul Bone for you right now!"

"And while I'm at it, I'll kill that brat too!"

Gold Crocodile Douluo looked at Tang San beside Xiao Wu, his gaze turning ruthless.

Xiao Wu and Tang San were clearly very close.

If Xiao Wu were killed, Tang San would surely seek revenge someday.

Although Gold Crocodile Douluo didn't take a mere Soul Elder seriously,

killing him while he was at it would eliminate a potential threat.

Murderous intent shone in Gold Crocodile Douluo's eyes. He was about to raise his hand and wipe out Tang San and Xiao Wu on the spot.

However, the very moment Gold Crocodile Douluo's aura locked onto Tang San,

an indescribable, icy chill shot from his tailbone straight to the crown of his head!

An intense sense of mortal peril engulfed his entire body, making his scalp tingle.

He had never felt such terrifying pressure—not even when facing his elder brother, Qian Daoliu, or Tang Chen back in the day!

It was as if the moment he dared lay a finger on Tang San, his soul would be utterly destroyed.

Gold Crocodile Douluo was horrified and hurriedly forced himself to calm down.

He suppressed his impulse to attack Tang San and focused his killing intent solely on Xiao Wu.

Sure enough, the sense of danger vanished in an instant.

Gold Crocodile Douluo's back was already soaked with cold sweat. Suddenly, he was deeply wary of Tang San before him, and immediately sent a message to Dugu Ce:

"Ce'er, something's wrong!"

"What is it, Teacher?"

Dugu Ce sensed Gold Crocodile Douluo's aura halt for an instant and asked through their mental link.

"That boy called Tang San is untouchable!"

There was a rare hint of alarm in Gold Crocodile Douluo's voice.

"I was just about to kill him too, but suddenly I felt an extremely terrifying threat to my life!

That feeling... was even more frightening than my elder brother or Tang Chen!

But when I gave up on killing him and focused only on that Soft Bone Rabbit, the killing intent disappeared."

Hearing this, Dugu Ce's heart jolted.

A sense of danger even more terrifying than Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen?

It protected Tang San alone, without caring whether Xiao Wu lived or died?

In an instant, the conspiracy theories he'd read in his previous life flashed through Dugu Ce's mind.

One of the more famous ones claimed that right after Tang Hao became a Titled Douluo, he had hammered to death two Titled Douluos who were accompanying Qian Xunji,

and also beaten Qian Xunji, who was already a Super Douluo at the time, into critical condition.

There were plenty more besides that.

Though Dugu Ce had scoffed at these so-called conspiracy theories,

judging by what Gold Crocodile Douluo had said, there was probably no other explanation.

Could a god in the heavens be watching over Tang San?

Dugu Ce's heart sank.

Could it be Asura God?

But no matter what, the gods of the Divine Realm had always played by the rules in the original Douluo I story.

Even if he couldn't kill Tang San directly,

he could find a god to back him later on.

Then killing Tang San would be a piece of cake.

Dugu Ce took a deep breath and quickly sent Gold Crocodile Douluo a message:

"Teacher, if my guess is right, a god in the heavens is secretly protecting Tang San."

Gold Crocodile Douluo's pupils narrowed. He said nothing, simply listening in silence.

"Since a god has intervened, we can't touch Tang San today. We'd better leave that rabbit alone too, to avoid complications."

Dugu Ce's gaze remained calm as he continued sending the message.

"Once I find a god's inheritance in the future and have an equal patron, it won't be too late to kill him then."

"Godly inheritance is so elusive. Where do you expect to find it?"

Gold Crocodile Douluo asked through their mental link.

"Don't worry, Teacher. I've already made plans."

Dugu Ce replied confidently:

"The Heaven Dou Empire's national treasure, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, is actually a token left behind by the Sea God.

With my talent, as long as I get my hands on it, passing the Sea God's Nine Trials won't be difficult."

A glint flashed in Gold Crocodile Douluo's eyes. He gave an almost imperceptible nod, indicating that he agreed with Dugu Ce's plan.

Gold Crocodile Douluo withdrew his pressure and gave Tang San and the others a cold glance, then waved them away like a swarm of flies:

"Consider yourselves lucky.

Take this good-for-nothing and get out!

Remember, if you ever dare target Blue Tyrant Academy again, I'll show no mercy!"

Tang San felt as if he'd been granted a new lease on life. His back was already drenched in cold sweat.

Without saying a word, he hurriedly helped the limp Yu Xiaogang to his feet and led the Shrek crowd out of the academy in disgrace.

Yu Xiaogang, propped up by Tang San, hung his head, his face ashen. He wished he could crawl into a crack in the ground.

The humiliation he'd suffered today was worse than death!

But beneath his fierce pride and unwillingness to accept defeat, resentment sprouted wildly in his heart.

I, Yu Xiaogang, will remember this humiliation!

Yu Xiaogang clenched his teeth and screamed inwardly.

*Xiao San, you're my only hope!

Once I raise you to the rank of Titled Douluo, I'll give your Second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, nine Soul Rings that are all over ten thousand years old.

You'll become a monster the world has never seen before!*

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never look down on a middle-aged man just because he's poor!

Yu Xiaogang secretly clenched his fist, determined to make a comeback.

*If this place won't have me, there's always somewhere that will!

With the strength and talent of us Shrek teachers and students, joining another advanced Soul Master Academy will be a piece of cake.

When the elite competition begins in two years, our Shrek Team will astonish the entire Douluo Continent!

I'll make every one of you see that my, the Grandmaster's, theories are invincible!*

After the Shrek crowd left, Liu Erlong looked at Dugu Ce, her expression complicated.

Her gaze swept over Dugu Bo, Dugu Xuan, and Gold Crocodile Douluo as well. Her voice was calm, almost lifeless:

"I agree to go with you.

There's nothing left in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan worth missing, anyway."

Dugu Xuan nodded in satisfaction:

"Your willingness to cooperate makes things much easier."

Dugu Xuan looked up at the night sky and said mildly:

"It's getting late. Let's spend the night here at Blue Tyrant Academy and decide what to do tomorrow."

With that, Dugu Xuan moved his lips slightly and sent Liu Erlong a message:

"Liu Erlong, you can put your misgivings aside.

I may as well tell you the whole story."

"Yu Luomian told us that your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has a secret technique called Dragon-Serpent Resonance.

This technique requires a female Soul Master with an exceptional Fire Dragon Bloodline. Her innate Soul Power will serve as a catalyst to cleanse Ce'er's meridians."

"That way, not only can the backlash from the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison be completely neutralized, but Ce'er's Serpent Emperor Martial Soul can also transform into a true dragon!"